Titusville Teen Arrested For Vehicle Burglary After Running From Police, Two Suspects Wanted

charged with 3 counts of burglary to an unoccupied conveyance, 1 count of resisting without violence

Titusville Police have arrested a 17-year-old juvenile boy on Tuesday after police were notified by a citizen’s 911 call about a vehicle burglary taking place on Raney Rd.

BREVARD COUNTY • TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA – Titusville Police have arrested a 17-year-old juvenile boy on Tuesday after police were notified by a citizen’s 911 call about a vehicle burglary taking place on Raney Rd.

According to Amy Matthews of the Titusville Police Department, the preliminary investigation revealed that a resident was sitting on her porch early Tuesday morning, at around 2:50 a.m., when she noticed three suspects trying burglarize her vehicle.

After the woman immediately called 911, police responded to the scene, however, the suspects fled the scene and officers had to engage in a brief foot pursuit.

The pursuit ended for one of the three suspects, but the two other suspects that fled the scene are still wanted by Titusville Police.

The 17-year-old, from Titusville, was charged with three counts of burglary to an unoccupied conveyance and one count of resisting without violence.

Titusville Police are proactively combating juvenile crime during the summer months with focused enforcement details by officers. Police urge community members to always lock their homes, businesses and cars.